Calf-weaner



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W. GEISSLER.

GALF WEANER. No. 278,532. Patented May 29,1883.

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WILLIAM F. GEISSLER, OF COMFORT, TEXAS.-

CALF-WEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,532, dated May 29, 1883, I

i Application filed January 10, 1883. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

drawings, forming part of this specification, in

. which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my new and improved calf-weaner, and Fig. 2 is a broken a is.

front elevation of the same.

This invention relates to thatclass of calfweaners that are adapted to be attached to the central cartilage of the calfs nose,like a bullring, the parts of the weaner being provided with sharp points that come against the cows 3 bag when the calf attempts to suck; and the invention consists in attaching the parts or sections of the device together by a pivot forming apart of one of the points and adapting them to be held closed by means of a small screw, whereby the device is rendered very cheap, yet effective and reliable.

A A! represent theparts or sections of the device. These parts are semi-elliptical in form,

and are substantial duplicates of each other,

except that the flat end of the partAis formed with the screw-threaded opening a, while the part A is formed with the plain countersunk corresponding opening,c. The free ends of the sections A A are enlarged, as shown at c 0, so as not to injure the nose of the cal f, and the joined ends are made flat, as shown clearly in Fig. 1, and are joined together by means of the lower end of the point 11 passing, down through them, which forms a pivotfor the parts to open and close upon. There are three of these sharp points, I) and b b. The two latter are secured to the parts or sections A A by simply being headed in suitable holes made through the parts.

dis the small screw by which the parts A A are held in closed position, which screw passes through the plain countersunk hole a and turns into the screw-threaded hole a, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. a

To attach the device the screw (1 will he removed, the parts or sections A'A opened, and theends c c placed in the calts nose. The parts or sections A-A will then be brought together and the screw 61 put through the hole a and screwed tightly into the hole a, which will hold the ends near enough together to securely attach the device to 'the nose of the calf.

Constructed in this manner the device is made very cheap, and it is at the same time eficient, reliable, and not liable'to be lost out A calfweaner formed of two parts, A A, carrying the points b b b, of which the point I) is extended to form a joint-pivot and'looked together by ascrew passing through the threaded hole a of one part andthe countersunk hole What I claim as new and ofmy invention a of the other part, as shown and described.

. WILLIAM F. GEISSLER. Witnesses FRED. PETTERSEN, OTTO FLAoH. 

